mph911..that defender is fantastic. bums me out that the USA thought we cant handle one without proper safety gear
jeezus..i want one.
look..the subie is fantastic. it goes anywhere. i have been in the backwoods with it. i never got stuck. the suspension could use less truck-like and more WRX-like. i bet some simple mods from the subaru parts catalog would take care of all issues.
mpg..flat out blows. we get an average of 23 mpg. i bet our best was 25 on a road trip. all on superunleaded.
we will try to fix the road noise by changing the door gasket. the car carrys alot. i have loaded the back with firewood, bags of fertilizer..and once my wife put an entire bail of hay back there.